Gipfel
[ˈɡɪp͡fl̩]
The verdict
“Gipfel” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,818 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,818
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - höchste Stelle eines Berges oder eines Gebirgszuges
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gipfel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɪp͡fl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,818 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gipfel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Gipfel is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡɪp͡fl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,818 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gipfel, with forms such as "ggipfel", "gifpel", and "gipefl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Gipfels", "gipfeln", "Griffel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gipfel, spelled G-I-P-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1höchste Stelle eines Berges oder eines Gebirgszuges
- 2politisches Gipfeltreffen
- 3Spitze eines Baumes
- 4Höhepunkt einer Leistung, eines Vorgangs oder einer Emotion
- 5Gebäckstück in der Art von Croissants
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggipfel,gifpel,gipefl,gipfell,gipffel,gipfle,gippfel,gpifel,igpfel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gipfel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Gipfel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-I-P-F-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡɪp͡fl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Gipfels” - see the side-by-side comparison. Gipfel vs Gipfels
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.